'I'm still floating.'
The tears quickly fell from Williamson, who said her honest first thought was,"Why did he do this to me?"Good Morning America
U.S. Army Spc. Shakir Aquil surprised his mom Atlanta Public Schools officer L.J. Williamson at a high school pep rally.Aquil, a chef in the U.S. Army, left for basic training in Oklahoma right after high school. From there he went to Virginia for more training and then to Seoul, South Korea. "I've always wanted to do it, even since high school when I was looking into going into the Army and always watched the coming-home videos," Aquil said."I've been planning this for years."
The school first played a video of Aquil congratulating his mom on her recognition before he ran out behind the boys' basketball team.
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